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structuring, negotiation, and administration of multi-party joint venture investment and development vehicles for all stages of the life cycle of a real estate development investment;

formation of business entities such as joint ventures and limited partnerships, as well as the acquisition and sale of assets owned by such entities; and

representation of foreign investors in the acquisition and disposition of United States real estate projects.

His practice involves the representation of a wide range of clients in dealing with complex, sophisticated financial transactions and situations.

Jim is well qualified to assist with unique issues related to contemporary financing techniques, including structured financings, project financings, derivative transactions, securitized loans (including CMBS), multi-lender participation loans, synthetic leases and other off-balance sheet financing structures, sale-leaseback transactions, and bond financings. He is experienced with the implications of single-asset bankruptcy remote entities that have been recently used in connection with these specialized financings.

Jim represents financial institutions and private-equity groups in the securitization, CMBS market, and other related loan environments. He has extensive experience in securitizations, including complex securitization restructuring transactions. His experience in the capital markets enables him to guide clients quickly and decisively through all phases and directions of a securitization.

Jim's practice also focuses on energy and oil and gas transactions, including matters in the Eagle Ford Shale. Jim's oil and gas representation includes: acquisitions and dispositions, exploration and production agreements, refineries, solar power facilities, oil and gas leases and assignments related thereto, surface use agreements, correlative rights of land surface owners versus mineral interest owners, and matters related to competing ownership interests, royalty and title disputes, breach of contract, trespass to try title claims, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties.